Creating Custom Reports
Motadata AIOps offers a powerful feature that allows you to create custom reports tailored to your specific needs. The process to create custom reports in Motadata AIOps is divided into three steps, each focusing on different aspects of report creation:
Navigation
Go to Menu, Select Reports 
. Click on 
button to start creating a custom report.
The process of creating a custom report is simple and intuitive, consisting of three straightforward steps:
1. Report Type
Begin by selecting the type of report you want to create. Choose from the following options:
| Report Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Availability | Monitor the availability and uptime of your critical components. |
| Performance | Gain insights into the performance metrics of your infrastructure. |
| Inventory | View detailed information about all your monitored resources. |
| Active Alerts | Track currently active alerts within your environment. |
| Availability Alerts | Focus specifically on availability alerts. |
| Metric Alerts | Focus specifically on metric alerts. |
| Log Analytics | Analyze log data to uncover insights and trends. |
| Flow Analytics | Gain insights from network flow data. |
| Custom Script | Create custom reports using scripts tailored to your requirements. |
Each report type serves a specific purpose and offers unique insights into your environment.
2. Report Criteria
After selecting the report type, proceed to define the report criteria. This step involves specifying what data will be displayed on the report and how it will be presented. Similar to creating widgets on a dashboard, you have the flexibility to choose from various visualization options and configure the data sources. Additionally, you can preview the report you are creating in this step to assess how your report will appear before finalizing it.
The process of defining the criteria for a report will depend on the Report Type that you select in the Step 1. Click on the corresponding links below to define criteria for each report type:
- Availability Report
- Performance Report
- Inventory Report
- Active Alerts Report
- Availability Alerts Report
- Metric Alerts Report
- Log Analytics Report
- Flow Analytics Report
- Custom Script Report
3. Report Properties
Once the report criteria are specified, proceed to define the report properties. Here, you can set properties such as the name of the report, the category it belongs to, the schedule for sending the report to specific individuals, and more.
Here, you can define the essential properties of your report to ensure proper categorization and easy identification. These properties help organize your custom reports effectively.
Enter the details on the Report Properties screen as following:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Report Name | Provide a unique report name to identify the report. |
| Report Description | Provide a description of the report. |
| Report Category | Select the category of the report. |
| Report Orientation | - Auto : Select this so that the layout of your report gets auto adjusted according to the number of columns in the report. - Portrait : Select this option to set the layout of your report as Portrait - Landscape : Select this option to set the layout of your report as Landscape |
| Schedule | Use this toggle button to schedule your custom report. Configure the scheduling settings including recepients, date, and time for sending the report to specific individuals. |
Select Save & Exit to create the report and exit.
By following these three steps, you can create custom reports tailored to your organization's specific monitoring requirements, enabling you to gain deeper insights and make informed decisions about your IT environment.